The candidate must have :  

(i) Passed 12th class under 10+2 system of education or an equivalent examination from a recognised board/university.

(ii) Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery from any institution recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.

(iii) Registration as nurse, RN, RM (registered nurse, registered midwife) with any State Nursing Council. 

(iv) In case of male nurses, (if passed before implementation of new integrated course in 2003), beside being registered as a nurse with the State Nursing Council, should have obtained a certificate in General Nursing and instead of Training in Midwifery, training in any subject out  of following, for a period of six months: i) O.T. Techniques, ii) Ophthalmic Nursing, iii) Leprosy Nursing, iv) TB Nursing, v) Psychiatric Nursing, vi) Neurological and Neuro Surgical Nursing, vii) Community Health Nursing, viii) Cancer Nursing, ix) Orthopaedic Nursing.